To Illustrate the Problem of the Collective Rate of Consumption

question 14

Multiple Choice

To illustrate the problem of the collective rate of consumption on sustainability, if everyone on Earth lived the lifestyle of a traditional Indian villager, it is arguable that even 12 billion would be a sustainable world population.If everyone lives like an upper-middle-class North American, the level of population above which it would be unsustainable is ______.

• A)2 billion
• B)4 billion
• C)6 billion
• D)8 billion

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